Papanicolaou Smears Induce Partial Immunity Against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections | Zendy

Samuel Shapiro | Zendy; Margaret Hoffman | Zendy; Deborah Constant | Zendy; Lynn Rosenberg | Zendy; Henri Carrara | Zendy; Bruce Allan | Zendy; Dianne J. Marais | Zendy; JoAnn S. Passmore | Zendy; AnnaLise Williamson | Zendy

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Papanicolaou Smears Induce Partial Immunity Against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections

Author(s) -

Samuel Shapiro,

Margaret Hoffman,

Deborah Constant,

Lynn Rosenberg,

Henri Carrara,

Bruce Allan,

Dianne J. Marais,

JoAnn S. Passmore,

AnnaLise Williamson

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

epidemiology

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1531-5487

pISSN - 1044-3983

DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31815774fc

Subject(s) - odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , papanicolaou stain , obstetrics , cervical cancer , pap test , odds , gynecology , immunology , logistic regression , cancer , cervical cancer screening

In a case-control study of hormonal contraceptives and invasive cervical cancer, an unexpected finding was a substantial decline in the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection according to the lifetime number of Pap smears received. Here we assess the risk of 3 sexually transmitted viral infections -- herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2), HPV, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 and 2 -- in relation to the lifetime receipt of Pap smears.

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